Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
UN needs $20 million to battle bird flu in West Africa
The UN appealed on Monday for $20 million to stem outbreaks of bird flu in West Africa, a region still weakened by the Ebola crisis.
Jul 20, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Breakthrough finding brings cure for flesh-eating skin disease one step closer
Breakthrough finding brings cure for flesh-eating skin disease one step closer
Jul 16, 2015
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Health
Study finds donor funds fall short for key global health functions
As experts debate the slow response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and call for better international coordination, a new analysis estimates that $22 billion was spent on global health aid in 2013, yet only a fifth of ...
Jul 12, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Liberia confirms two new Ebola cases
Two new cases of Ebola have emerged from the same Liberian community where the virus resurged the other week, the acting head of the country's Ebola Case Management Team said Thursday.
Jul 9, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Liberian official says corpse tests positive for Ebola
The corpse of a 17-year-old man has tested positive for Ebola in Liberia, but no other cases have been reported, the country's deputy health minister said late Monday.
Jun 30, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Tekmira says Ebola drug unlikely to work in study
Drugmaker Tekmira said Friday that an experimental treatment for a strain of Ebola will probably fail in a clinical trial.
Jun 19, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study shows how Ebola evolved during the outbreak in West Africa
University of Bristol researchers have played a key role in a new multi-national Ebola study published in Nature. The Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa has been going on for over a year and there have been fears about the ...
Jun 18, 2015
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Genetics
Mother's environment before conception may affect her child's life long risk of disease
Scientists have shown for the first time that a mother's environment around the time of conception could permanently change the function of a gene influencing immunity and cancer risk in her child.
Jun 10, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ebola spikes again in Guinea, Sierra Leone: WHO
The number of Ebola cases has risen in Guinea and Sierra Leone for the second consecutive week, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
Jun 10, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Italian nurse cured of Ebola
An Italian nurse who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone with medical charity Emergency has been cured and left hospital on Wednesday, the health ministry announced.
Jun 10, 2015
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